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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?
(a) Battling small tribes on the way to Italy.
(b) Games during the trip to Italy.
(c) A severe training program.
(d) The tough terrain on the way to Italy.

2. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?
(a) In Africa.
(b) In Italy.
(c) In Gaul.
(d) In Spain.

3. What did Africanus do to protect his father?
(a) Round up women.
(b) Round up spearmen.
(c) Round up horsemen.
(d) Round up soldiers.

4. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. What did Fabius Maximus figure out about Hannibal?
(a) That he would probably be defeated.
(b) That his army was invincible.
(c) That his brothers were the weak link.
(d) That his defeat didn't lie on the battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hannibal differ from other Carthaginians according to "Hannibal's Way"?

2. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?

3. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?

4. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?

5. What captive did Hannibal use to teach his troops a lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would the Carthaginian soldiers do?

2. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

3. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

4. What happened in Rome after the battle in Cannae?

5. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

6. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

7. What did Hannibal learn about the Roman army by watching them?

8. What is a plausible statement according to O'Connell in Chapter 5?

9. What did Hannibal begin doing?

10. Who was Hannibal met by when they crossed the Alps and what happened?

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